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adaption Definition

adap·tion (ə daps̸hən)

noun

adaptation

adaption Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • system: The other major local adaption of the system is the idea of combining data from several of the source files into a single file.
  • building: The District Council will not normally support the conversion or adaption of such buildings.

Converse of object

  • use: These products use rate adaption for both the downstream and upstream speeds.
  • allow: It's modular design allows easy adaption to suit the location and site conditions.
  • provide: We provide adaption to Hackney Homes ( Council ) properties to suit the needs of people with disabilities and mobility problems.
  • make: In some cases two or more are required to make the adaption.

Adjective modifier

  • minor: Presumably a minor adaption is the same as equipment?
  • recent: A recent adaption of the Magician's House series of books was shown on Children's BBC.
  • good: Then again, they did do a stage play, which although I never saw, I heard was quite a good adaption.
  • automatic: Automatic rate adaption chooses the best data rate depending on the level of interference caused by other electrical appliances.
  • psychological: The subjects covered include induction, home/school liaison, combating racism, and the psychological adaption of refugee young people.

Modifies a noun

  • rate: Despite this, fundamental price information is incorporated slowly, due to the adaption rate less than 1.0.
  • work: The pictures are numbered to help to explain the adaption work carried out by Boom Trikes to suit the trike to my disability.
  • field: If present, the adaption field directly follows the 4 B packet header, before any user payload data.

Noun used with modifier

  • rate: Automatic rate adaption chooses the best data rate depending on the level of interference caused by other electrical appliances.
  • screen: Screenwriter Michael Eaton use recent European Rendell movies to formulate some principles for screen adaption.
  • film: At age 21 he was cast as Benvolio in Franco Zeffirelli's film adaption of Romeo and Juliet.
  • speed: A Feasibility Study into the development of intelligent speed adaption devices for motorcycles is needed.
  • radio: Both book and radio adaption have the structure of boxes within boxes.